Zubeen Garg to receive PETA awardGuwahati, May 31 (IANS): Assamese singer Zubeen Garg will be honoured by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for raising his voice against animal sacrifice. ...

AASU to foil designs of communal forcesGUWAHATI, May 30 - The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and 28 organizations representing different ethnic groups of the State have asked all their members to keep a close watch on the situation all over the State to prevent any attempt by communal f ...

Monsoon rains likely to be normal this yearGUWAHATI, May 30 - The long range forecast for the 2018 southwest (SW) monsoon rainfall made by the India Meteorology Department (IMD) today has stated that rainfall over the country between June and September is most likely to be normal that is 96 t ...

NRL surrenders one hectare land to administrationGUWAHATI, May 30 - The Numaligarh Refinery Ltd authorities have surrendered one hectare of land belonging to the Deopahar Proposed Reserve Forest (DPRF) and the boundary wall they had constructed over that plot of land was demolished by the district ...

Unreported stock detected at State bonded housesGUWAHATI, May 30 - A fresh verification of the stocks in the wholesale liquor warehouses in the State is set to earn the excise department an additional revenue of Rs 100 crore which otherwise would have been lost. ...

Rohingya family held in ManipurIMPHAL, May 30 - Close on the heels of the arrest of eight Rohingya immigrants from here on May 21, Manipur police stationed at Mao Gate, 110 km from Imphal in Senapati district, held a Rohingya family, police said. ...